Premiums
Matt Priddis ($507,900, 103, 42) – Since getting smacked on the noggin and taking an early seat after scoring 24 in the game against Essendon in R7, Sideshow is back to his normal self scoring 119, 133 and 131. You can’t say I didn’t try to tell you – waiting that extra week is going to cost you $43,400.
Shane Tuck ($559,300, 108, 39) – Tucky is just one of those blokes that you just want to see do well. I put him in the Lenny Hayes mold. Check out his last 4 weeks: 148, 84, 155, 142. Admittedly amongst that lot was Freo at the MCG and GWS but the 148 came against The Hawks on a wet day. What the Tuck?
Sam Mitchell ($552,700, 111.33, 93) – Happy to say I picked up Sammy at his low price for the season which was $512,900 back in R7. Since then he’s pumped out 114, 91, 133, 116, and then 124 last week against Brissy. He’s not afraid to get in and under and consequently gets tons of possies. Handily averages over 6 tackles a game too. Champion.
Midpricers
Dayne Zorko ($324,100, 87.6, -44) – Its KILLING me that I don’t have him. I’m actually thinking about trading Milera for him this week which is going to cost me $75k more than it would have if I’d made the decision last week. Since getting a full game he’s scored 100, 83, 102 and then 137 against The Hawks. Right now he’s challenging Giles for RoTY.
Matt Rosa ($497,800, 94.4, 109) – Matty hasn’t had a bad month. Sure, 3 of his 4 games have been at Subi but he’s still gone for 94, 158, 85 (that was the game in Brisbane), and 106. He averages 94 points a game but is in only 0.66% of all teams (2,408) – I guarantee you 2,400 of those are Eagles supporters and the other 8 are friends.
David Ellard ($470,300, 92.57, 92) – Here’s another Carlton player (Brock McLean was the other one) who is picking up the slack left by Marc Murphy. Since R7 when MM went down, Ellard has scored 92, 115, 119, 87 and 103. Would I pick him? Not on your Nelly. But you might.
Shaun Atley ($340,300, 70, 48) – Just bringing your attention to Mr Atley because when you’re low on trades at the end of the season and with not much cash in the bank you might want to give consideration to this guy. He’s pretty consistent and recently has returned 76, 74 and 82. Earlier in the season he belted out a ton against the GC.
Value Picks
Sam Gibson ($94,700, 56) – Not going to shout his name from the rooftops while he’s only scoring 50’s like he did last week but at $95k he’s definitely cheap and if he gets games would mean plenty of cash as a downgrade.
Shane Savage ($264,500, 61.92, 1) – On account of the fact that there is virtually no value picks in the midfield this week I’m going to break my <$250k rule to draw your attention to SS who at the beginning of the season was priced at $412k because he averaged 77.2 last year. In 2011, he played in 17 games and on 4 occasions went large scoring well over 100. Last week he scored 121. If you feel like taking a risk, he’s looking for a good home.
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Great write up! Made me laugh, ‘what the tuck’!! And I’m the same as you Zorko is killing me! Gonna try hold of on Gibson for a week but if he plays this week and next I’ll have to bring him in
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One other bloke that has caught my eye of late and has a super finals run is Matthew Wright (M/F DPP) – $401,100, 82.75 (90 over the last 3) and a 54 BE.
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Motts, you’ve mentioned Gibson but not Crozier.
Am I taking it that you would pick Gibson over Crozier?
Can I ask the faithful out there…
TU Gibson
TD Crozier
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Sorry Shane, I love his DPP but do not trust Ross Lyon to pick him consistently.
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I was just going to write almost exactly the same thing, Jester. Good advice.
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Cheers Motts, I still look at Spurr in my backline and wonder why … WHY??????
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I was originally thinking Crozier but have been swayed by the crew @ SCT yet once again…and no doubt will be the right choice!
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I did not have a good feeling about Spurr, however i suspect Crozier will be FURL’s pet project as RL himself came out and said he really needs the pace through the middle. Saying that, Morrabito coming in will add extra competition.
With a sub affected score, waiting & getting Crozier after his bubble game will still not cost you a fortune.
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I suppose the point is it is hard to know what Ross will do. Once bitten twice shy.
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Its a tragedy that a rookies Supercoach career can be destroyed by the actions of his FURL coach.
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I need to rant but dont know where…So here I go…
Not only did I lose by 2 points last week but this week I play a guy who has no Goddard , wait wait …no Deledio…..wait theres more….No buddy…yes thats right …no buddy…and lastly…..drumroll please….. no pendles……
I mean deary me people….Do you think he is the only player in this country that hasnt got any of those four players……I certainly do
In fact let me try this
Thumbs up if you dont have any of those 4 in your team……
( i dont expect one thumb up)
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I have all 4 Leo
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There will be a lot of us that have all 4 Dazz…..Not many that would have none…..Im surprised at the thumbs up count…..
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I think people just thumbsed up coz they like your rant
(I did)
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only shitting with you Leo on the thumbs up, but really how can we resist
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lol….I thought as much Davo..I dont blame you all.. having a laugh at my misery lol
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looks like he geared his team to win R13 only
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And lets not forget your mate Cristiano rubbishing your good name all over the Euros.
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It is he who is constantly tormented by chants of my name by opposition fans…..He is scarred for life….He will always be second best for as long as Im around!!!!!!and deep down he knows it
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By the way how good have the Euros been….First night of sleep for me tonight s there are no games!!!!
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Indeed Leo. Just about every game has been quality! No 0-0s yet. I imagine however England will draw nil-nil with Italy and lose on penalties. Its just the way it has to be.
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how can’t anyone have those players?!
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Is it a side designed to win the r13 $1,000?
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Probly me bein bit of a dill (not the first time) but wasn’t it thumbs up for people who DO NOT have any of the four players??
Does that mean all of you guys do not have even one of those players in your team???
Just sayin…..
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Nah mate they are taking the mickey
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I would genuinely be curious to see whether anyone would not have those players though….
And to all that asked no it wasnt a team set up for rd 13 hence the frustration…..
And to Yioryakis
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Italy 1 England 2 , ( Shrek with late winner after Pirlo free kick gives It’s the lead)
Germany 1 Greece 1 ( greece through on pen and repeat of 04 on its way lol),
Spain 3 France 1 ( my team mates finish the french)
Portugal 0 vs Czech 1 ( Ronaldo chokes again as missed penalty goes begging
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My prediction Leo:
Portugal 2-1 Czech
Germany 3-0 Greece
Spain 1-0 France
Italy (p) 0-0 England
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Your ones might be more accurate….
Mine are based more on wishfull thinking
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I went the early plunge on Zorko, and am obviously pretty happy I did (I will stay humble and not mention last Sunday here Motts. Oh shoot, I just did
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Can he maintain the rage (and scoring) for the rest of the year though. Opposition players will be looking for him now so it will be interesting to see if he stands up to some extra pressure. I’ll be stoked if he can be my F7 all the through finals but I’m not convinced yet.
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With so many guns out I may make him captian this week.
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I hope he can Fish. Despite running low on trades (i’m using the Jay To excuse), I’ll be trading Horsey to Zorro this week at this stage. For $3k, should provide good cover for the last bye and then for Pendles, and good coverage hopefully when more carnage occurs no doubt leading up to finals.
Dissapointed I didn’t jump on him earlier, but had other pressing issues at the time.
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With Clint Bartram out the rest of the year due to an knee injury this could pave the way for Tom “Get off the” Couch to make he’s lllllooooonnnnggggg awaited debut.
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we need to start some form of campaign!!
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Would love to see him in, have been waiting to be able to downgrade to him after the hype at beginning of the year!
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Zing!
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Tom Couch is Mark Neeld’s Keyser Soze.
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put your hands up if you think a kennedy will play this week?
Hot debate. What do you think?
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A Kennedy will almost certainly play this week. Sydney’s Josh Kennedy is a lock I reckon.
Did we have money on that one?
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very good motts… very good
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Is A Kennedy actually going to play??? Thinking of giving him the boot but if he’s playing i may trade elsewhere.
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Still got the lad myself. His DPP is what has kept him in my team. Surely after 3 or 4 weeks of not coming up after being a ‘test’, he is due a game. A.Kennedy into the team for Treloar is my prediction.
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RB, Ask PV from the injuries thread. Despite GWS giving us bubkus on injuries, he reckons he’s got it covered.
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Thommo for mine.
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Go the bargain you reckon Motts. Might be worth it, here is some math.
1) JMac (av:79 > Swan (av:123) = average 44pt increase and one trade
2) JMac (av:79) > Thompson (av:118) = average 39pt increase PLUS
Hargrave (av:74) > Carrazzo hopefully (av:93) = average 19pt increase.
TOTAL = average 58pt increase for same dollars and two trades.
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What’s not to like about that?
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I hear ya
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Allow for a higher average for carrazzo due to his injury game. (Still getting over that trade for a whole 3 points)
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I had my doubts on Dayne. Glad I brought him in anyway.
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Just want to show some love for Dylan Shiel and what’s he doing. He’s at $384,300 with a BE of 55. May end up trading him in the next few weeks but it’s also tempting to keep him for my midfield emergency spot for the rest of the season.
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thats what i am doing rooey. solid backup for mids.
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I have done that with Magner. Barring an injury he should play almost every game from here on in. If he can maintain scoring between about 60-70, that’s pretty solid for a back-up
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Great write up Motts ive got 3 of those guys Priddis,Zorko,and Gibson and they havnt let me down my team should be all set after this round but im thinkin Zorro could be a keeper im low on trades got $460,000 cash to spend and ive got 3 upgrades left heres my team please let me know what ya think…..
Backs-Lids,Goddard,Shaw,Clarke,Mohr,Darley,Shaw
Bench-Birchall,Paine
Mids-Sidebum,Joelwood,Pendles,Priddis,Williams,Gibson
Bench-GAJ,Dalsanto
Rucks-Nic Nat,Giles
Bench-Redden,Jenkins
Fwds-Dangermouse,Chappy,TipTruck,Beams,Dickson, Zorro,Smedts,
Bench-Buddy,Dusty
ive used all 3 trades this week
OldMac>Gibson Zaka>TipTruck D,Smith>SideBum
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Your team is virtually complete. Whack it on autopilot and cruise thru to the finals.
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Good looking side!!!
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Looking good dazz
pretty sure I’m playing you in a league match this week, could be a good chance for you to get revenge after my lucky win earlier this year 
these byes will make it interesting though should be close both looking at a few donuts.
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Yer thanx Benno i need this win im 3 games out of the 8 your 1 game from top spot which is where my wifes team currently is : Shiree’s Dynamoes” I noticed you look a bit undermanned in your backline and Rucks so im hopin that might just get me over the line…
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Yeah looking at 5 donuts from the byes (4 in the backs), but then could have another 2 depending on selections so anywhere up to 7+ hoping it’s just the 5 though, good luck for the weekend though dazz
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What does everyone thing of Sam Gibson’s JS?
T/U: He’ll play a decent number of games
T/D: He won’t play many games
Comments: maybe someone like Cozier has a better JS???
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If he keeps playin like he did on debut he will keep getting games
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Agreed. Hopefully he will just get better.
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15 Players out this week is going to destroy my average
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Nasty
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Which would you rather go…..
Sandi > Nic Nat
M.Clarke > Grima
Hall > Gibson via sexton
would leave me with $54,000 8 trades
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Sandi > Roughead
Hall via Sexton > Gibson
Ellis > Grima
leaves me with $4,000, 8 trades.
Current team…11 trades, $50,000
Scotland, Goddard, Deledio, Shaw, Clarke, Darley, S.Shaw, (Ellis, C,Delaney)
Pendles, Ablett, Boyd, S.Selwood, Watson, Priddis (Sexton, C.Smith)
Giles, Sandi (orren, Redden)
Buddy, Martin, Sidebum, beams, chappy, Zorko (hall, A.Kennedy)
***The question I guess I am asking is it better to keep Marty Clarke and upgrade Ellis, then have Roughy as ruck or get rid of Clarke and get Nic Nat.
Thumbs up/down is fine, comment either way.
Cheers
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I like the flexibility that Roughnut proves as DPP, that’s why I nabbed him last week. Why? If you have an LTI in the forward line you may choose to bring a ruck in and swing Roughy into the forward line. Then come finals you can downgrade BigO or Redden to a cheap F/R and bank $150K for the cream on top.
BTW Ellis has a higher probability of wearing a vest.
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Yeh it’s a fair argument, plus I guess then I get to keep Clarke who I’m happy with punching out 70-90′s each wk plus get Grima.
The only thing is Roughs bye this wk!
Cheers
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The first one
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I would go first option but not sure about Grima i would go Johnson his scored under 90 only once this year and has scored 5 tons he costs more but his got games against GWS,Melb,North,Bulldogs,and Port and the other teams will probably be playin finals so IMO not a bad run home.
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Another good point, thinking with Grima is definitely a risk but a potentially good POD as I have a team in which does not have many good PODS.
Been thinking it through all week already and no doubt right up until 7:50 Fri.
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Carrazzo might be close to $450K in two weeks if you can wait. Suckling may be worth considering too.
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Ze attention drawn to Nathan Jones.
Ze 3rd Avg of 111, Ze Consistency of 17.4
Ze % of teams who own him: 0.54
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This week’s captain poll may be the closest for the season?
No Ablett or Pendles playing….
Boyd may be tagged by Raines at ES
Swan may be tagged by SSelwood at MCG
Watson may be tagged by Crowley at PS
JSelwood playing at the SCG
No Buddy, NDS, Judd, Deledio due to bye’s! The biggest POD this bye round, will be selecting the right captain!
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Will Crowley tag Watson or Stanton?
TU – Stanton
TD – Watson
Hot debate. What do you think?
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I think Crowley will go to Stanton. Stanton has proved that he cant handle a hard tag and Watson has proved that its very hard to tag him out of a match
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Same goes for Swanny I reckon. Hardly ever gets tagged because it rarely works whereas Daisy or possibly Sidebottom can be taken out of the game a lot easier.
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OFF Mid topic! – Disregarding the Bye
Pavlich thumb up
OR
Rioli thumb down
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Pav by the length of the straight.
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Pavlich by a mile of Country Road!
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I would still seriously consider Junior. They have the same average and have both had the two ordinary games. I just think Pav’s very very best is behind him so his scoring ceiling has lowered and Sizzle has more potential to win you games in the second half of the year.*****
Having said all that, personally I already have my impact/high risk player in the FWDs with Stevie J. I wouldn’t want to have both in the same team so would look at a more reliable option. Another 10k gets you to Roughead with a 100+ average and a low of 88 for the year.*****
*****yes, I am a little biased but can still wedge the second eye open when it comes to SC.
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scotty selwood bargain at 499k average 113
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Grabbed him when Fyfe went down…Has been a great POD. Not massive scores each week, but almost guaranteed a hunge each week!
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Pav scoring sub 100 when he was best on field vs Richmond has put me off him.
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hey guys im almost got full team except few at i will have 4 trades left after near full team except clarke and dempsey (there not that bad)
this week ive done
zaharkis-scotty selwood
treloar-cloke (risky but hopefully cloke jumps back very low be)
horse-gibson
next week i will do
mcdonald-judd
bugg-carrazro (week after)
my team will read
Deliedio-scotland-carratzo-goddard-clarke-dempsey (ellis,shaw)
Abblet,boyd,del santo, scott sellwood,judd,pridds (gibson,a kennedy)
Giles,kruzer(stephson,redden) shit ruck i know not worth trading
sidebum,chapman,franklin,dangerfield,martin,cloke,porps(dsmith,hall
please thoughts as i will only have 4 trades left but a very strong team
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Good team mate but maybe think about going Zaha to Watson/Joelwood/Thompson/Swan if you have the cash as they would be safer options compared to Scott Selwood
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I think Judd could be a bit risky his 3 rd ave is only 77 he looks like he might be carrying an injury i know your probably lookin for a bargain POD but i dont think Judd will be the answer. If you can afford Mitchell go for him i like Selwood as a good POD.
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If all goes according to plan and no injuries etc *fingers crossed*
Final team should look something like this soon:
Deledio – Johnson – Suckling – Goddard – Carrazzo – Heppell – Lake (S Shaw – Darley)
Ablett – Pendles – Selwood – Priddis – Dal Santo – Thompson (J Mac – Smith)
Nic Nat – Goldstein (Redden – Campbell)
Sidebum – Beams – Dangermouse – Pav – Franklin – Porps – Zorko (Gibson – Smedts…terribly unimpressive bench)
Considering the luck I’ve had this year with injuries, this I can be happy about.
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Gibson in your fwds?
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Oops, brain fart, get back to me at MM for Forwards
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Looking for a trade option for Zaharakis
Thumbs up – Goodes
Thumbs down – Beams
Thanks
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Isn’t Goodes injured?
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Back this week after a quad strain.
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Hey I was wanting advice on who should be my last premium midfielder
I have GAJ, Hayes, Priddis, Selwood, Mitchell
Thinking Thompson, but can I do without Pendles?
Thumbs Up: Thompson
Thumbs Down: wait for pendles to come back and drop in price and then get him
Thanks
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Thompson this week. Then ideally by time of the finals, try and get Swan or Pendles in whilst their prices have taken a dip. Hayes then becomes a very handy M7 or use Lenny directly to up-grade to Swan / Pendles.
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Pendles still sounds a few weeks away, on top of this Thomson’s run home in SC finals is very SC points tasty indeed…. Freo at AS, Brisbane, Melbourne & GC!
Thompson for me bringing everything into account Kip.
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Thanks for the help. I’ll get Thompson
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Lovely post Motts – coming from Vancouver, I truly live off this site for all my up to date news & directions. PROPS TO YOU BUDDY!
So far I’ve survived the 2 Bye rounds, however this is my most challenging week.. here’s my team at it’s best.. 6 trades left with $84k in the bank.
TU: Go all out and trade out Porps next week for Cash & bring Carrots + 2 other premiums in following weeks.
TD: Leave the team as it is, save trades for finals (keep in mind, I’m fighting for a top 8 spot right now.
BACKS: Lids, Goddard, Johnson, Clarke, Lake, Bugg, Shaw, (Ellis/Smedts)
MID: GAJ, Thompson, Joelwood, Pendles, Danger, Priddis, (sexton/l brown)
RUCK: Cox/Giles (Redden/Daw)
FWD: Sidebum, Chappy, Rioli, O’Keefe, Martin, Franklin, Zorko, (Porps/Elliot)
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So you’re where our Vancouver traffic is coming from! Great that you love the site, Al, thanks for getting on board!
PS Great team!
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Haha you bet mate – atleast on this website a few times a day at the minimum.
Any idea on the trade scenario?
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Bugg would be my next target rather than Porps but to be honest mate, if you cement a spot in the 8 I’d be holding on to the trades. You should really be heading into the finals with 4 up your sleeve and you’ll probably need a couple for injuries for the rest of the SC regular season.
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You make good points Motts – my only issue is, is that I NEED to make the 8s still…… like most – had a bad run of injury & misfortune!
I will assess the situation next round and see what comes of this last bye.. Thanks once again pal!
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Here’s an idea Al. Instead of downgrading Porps to someone with low job security in Crozier (as you’ve already got Elliot on the forward line bench who I’m not sure will get games when all Collingwood’s stars return from injury), keep Porps as cover for injuries as you’re so low on trades .
Don’t trade for 2 weeks.
By this time, Tomas Bugg will probably be in the vicinity of $350-$360k odd, with a 90 in his price system the next 2 weeks and a BE of 35 this week. I project Carrazzo to be $440-$450k and Fisher to be $415-425k at this point.
Using 1 trade, do Bugg > Carrazzo if your $84k allows, if not get Fisher instead, who will be outstanding value for that price.
This leaves you with 5 trades left for injuries and finals. (And I reckon you’ll need these as your bench strength is quite weak across the board).
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Hi motts, t-y for the post
appreciate it
i have 8 trades left..
i need to use 3 to get swan (i think i could survive with 5 trades for rest of the season)
if i were to use 3, i would prolly get gibson(how is his job security?). but i dont know about the other one :S (if you could suggest one that would be great)
alternatively i could go for thompson or boyd (using 2 trades for either – but scoring potential is a lot less..) my captain atm is ablett, other premium mids are dal santo, mitchell (those 3 not playing) and josh p kennedy. i want a reliable, high scoring premium and a reliable captain for this week.
TU: For Swan (and let me know the 2nd rookie if thats ok- i have shaw but not the other ones)
TD: For Boyd or Thompson (let me know which one if possible)
Thanks a lot of the help guys, much appreciated.
ps, i really want/need this week’s win! i only have 3 wins for the season :’( and i guess swan is good in the long run as well, can trust him for 120+ scores for rest of the year.
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oh and if i trade in gibson and swan, i’d have 285,300 to spend if i trade out hall from my forward line.. thoughts??? then my team is complete!
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S.Thompson is a great pick up this week or next. Had him all season and the bloke just loves racking up possessions.
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Great advice AB.
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Finished my last uni exam yesterday, so what better way to use my newfound free time with a bit of SC research.
Seeing as though it seems like a lot of people are tossing up between Swan and Thompson for their final midfielder, I thought I’d jot down a few thoughts, as this decision has been bugging me all week.
In terms of scoring potential in finals, which is what most people are looking at this time of year.
Dane Swan:
Sydney(ANZ): Scored 133 against them at that venue last year and averages 115 in last 4 games against Sydney at ANZ.
North(Etihad): Averaged 134.5 against them in last 4 games, including 132 & 152 last year.
West Coast(Patersons): Scored 149, 133 and 126 in last 3 in Perth, although only the 149 was against the Eagles(2009). Scored 146, 149, 163, 86(last year, while playing with that Quad injury) against West Coast in last 4.
Essendon(MCG): Belted out 176 & 180 in last 2 against the bombers and consequentially averages 151 in his last 4 against them. WOW! Would be the perfect captain for an SC Grand Final game.
Scott Thompson:
Freo(AAMI): Only 58 in his game against them this year (was in Perth and tagged by Crowley?), but 152 and 140 in the previous two games against them, which were both at AAMI.
Brisbane(GABBA): Thommo’s had a mixed bag at this venue, scoring 127(last year), 87, 40, 38 in the last 4 there.
Melbourne(MCG): Melbourne is actually one of Scott’s bogey teams. Scores in last 5 against them are: 65, 73, 76, 133, 80, 50. Ouch! Scored 90 at the only game he’s played at the G this year.
GC(AAMI): Wait for it… smashed out 136, 162 and 147 against the Suns in their short history. That’s an average of 148.3! Again, another good game for your SC Grand Final.
Take what you will from these stats. Swan has clearly been a more prolific scorer over the past than Thompson, but Scott seems to have taken a big leap this year with Adelaide’s success, so his historic numbers may have a little less relevance.
I think I’m going to stick by my original plan of getting Swan after the byes and draft the tattooed man into my side. I have decided I don’t mind spending the extra $80k for him. Welcome aboard Dane!
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Great analysis MJ. Swan for the SC finals is looking a great option. Already got S.Thomp & got my current quota of 6 prem mids (GAJ, Pendles, Priddis, S.Thomp, NDS, Stanton), but would love to get the tattooed one in if any of the 6 go down for LTI. Even better would be the luxury of getting Swan in & having NDS or Stanton as M7 (however having Carrots as M7 & DPP M/F as M8 coming into finals as i plan is a lot better balance for team cover).
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Yeah, it would be great if there was at least one D/M rookie floating around. Would be nice to chuck one of them into M8 to swap with Lids, BJ and Carrots. Having said that though, I’m going to rely on McDonald and Gibson as cover for midfield outs, with no M/F DPP. If I get through the next patch without injuries, McDonald > Fyfe as a straight swap could be handy if young Nat has a quick recovery and is back before SC finals, providing coverage for the forwards as well.
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Actually, no I had a look and Fyfe’s expected to be another 6 weeks away, plus he got a 98 in his last game so won’t drop enough anyway. Maybe to $450k.
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I think Swan is going to storm home too.
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what does everyone think about Grima?
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He schmoozed his way into The Movers this week. Motts likes what he’s about so far this season.
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Grima is a nice POD to have in the backline. Nice run home and has proven himself before.
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Time for my final 2 FWD upgrade:
Chapman + Pavlich – Thumb Up
OR
Goodes + Roughhead – Thumb Down
Thanks for all your help SCT
Hot debate. What do you think?
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So is Grima the best option around his price range? Not worth spending a bit more on someone like Adcock or Johnson? Already getting Carrazzo in a couple of weeks when his price goes down.
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Get Johnson
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Hi all,
First year Supercoacher here. Love all your info and work, has been a great help!. I am looking at finalising my midfield this week and would appreciate some advice.
Thumbs up: Dane Swan.
Thumbs down: Jobe Watson
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